Convoluted Quote by John Pilger
“The attack on Iraq has been long planned. There just hasn't been an excuse for it. Since George H.W. Bush didn't unseat Saddam in 1991, there's been a longing among the extreme right in the United States to finish the job. The war on terrorism has given them that opportunity. Even though the logic is convoluted and fraudulent, it appears they are going to go ahead and finish the job.”
About This Quote
Source Article: The Iraq War Prelude, 2003
The Iraq invasion was premeditated, driven by right‑wing US agendas, using terrorism as a pretext.
In simple terms: The war was planned long before any excuse appeared.
Key Takeaway
Question hidden motives behind foreign interventions.
Themes
politics
war
media
propaganda
Mood
critical
analytical
Type
journalistic
political
When to use this quote
- policy debates
- journalistic investigations
- public protests
- academic courses
Key Concepts
Geopolitics
imperialism
Questions to Reflect On
- What evidence supports this claim?
- How do media narratives shape public perception?
A Different Perspective
Complex motives may be oversimplified.
![“Because no matter how much money we spend there [in Iraq], as long as the people there see this money as... as assistance that is unwelcome, as long as they continue to be humiliated in their own country by us... I mean, the future looked bleak, and the future after that was in fact very bleak.” quote by Yaroslav Trofimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/326/yaroslav-trofimov-28338_assistance_because-no-matter-how-much-money-we-spen_1119407.jpg)
